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Delphinium lkucopiiaeum Greene. 4. White larkspur. 

 On rocky slopes, Klk Rock and Oswego. May, June. Whitish, 

 yellowish outside. 



Delphinium TROLUIFouum Gray. 4. Poison larkspur. 

 On moist ground, fields and under maple trees, East Portland, 

 Mt. Tabor, etc. April to June. Blue. 



CiMlciFUGA L. Bugbane. 



CiMlciFUGA ELATA Nult. 4. Western bugbane. In conif- 

 erous woods, Mt. Scott, ijnnton, etc. May, June. White, small. 

 AcTAEA L. Baneberry. 



AcT4EA ARGUTA Nutt. 4. Western baneberry. In conifer- 

 ous wood.*;, Macleay park. Council crest, St. Helens road, etc. 

 May, June. White, small. 



BERBERIDACEAE T. & G. Barberry Family. 

 Berberis [Touni.] L. Barberry. 



Berberis Aquifolium Pursh. Oregon grap*. On open 

 rocky ridges, Mt, Tabor, Rocky Butte, along Tualatin liver, etc. 

 Not nearly so common as the following species. The largest 

 specimen we have yet seen in Oregon is 5 inches in diameter by 

 16 feet high. March to May. Yellow. 



Berberis nervosa Pursh. Low Oregon grape. Common 

 in open coniferous woods everywhere around Portland. So largely 

 a/re these two species now used for holiday and festive decora- 

 tions of all kinds, that they are practically threatened with ex- 

 termination in this vicinity. March to May. Yellow. 

 Vancouveria Morr. & Dec. Barrenwort. 



VA'NCOUVERIA hexandra Morr. & Dee. 4. Barrenwort. 

 Common in coniferous woods-, Barnes road, Cornell road, Mac- 

 leay Park, Mt. Tabor, etc. Generally known among children as 

 ''umbrella flower." April, May. Pearly white. 

 ACHLYS DC. Vanilla leaf. 



AcHLYS Triphvlla (Smith.) DC. 4. Vanilla leaf. Com- 

 mon in open coniferous wotd;, Macleay Park, Mt. Tabor, Port- 

 land Heights, St. Helens road, etc. Large quantities of the 

 stems ai-id leaves are gathered in spring and hung about rooms, 

 shops, etc. for the fragrance exhaled by the leaves on drying. 



